Elisabet Alba Rio
Slow burn
Slow burn
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Slow burn is a contemporary figurative oil painting that explores desire, addiction, and emotional emptiness through a bold symbolic image. The cigarette — glowing, seductive, almost beautiful — becomes a metaphor for those habits and attachments that seem comforting but slowly consume us.
Created using thick impasto and expressive palette-knife techniques, the textured surface enhances the tension between attraction and decay. The vibrant yet unsettling color contrasts invite the viewer to look closer — and question what truly feeds the soul.
This piece belongs to a body of work that confronts excess, fragility, and the quiet violence hidden inside everyday pleasures.
📐 Details
Original artwork
Technique: Oil on canvas
Size: 24x30x1 cm
Year: 2026
Signed by the artist
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